Microsoft acquires British mapping service
 

*Source: Beyond Binary Blog (News.com) (http://www.news.com/beyond-binary/83...tag=nefd.top)*
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Microsoft said Wednesday that has scooped up Multimap (http://www.multimap.com/), a United Kingdom-based mapping service.

The software maker didn't say how much it was paying for the online mapping company, but said the unit should help in the company's broader Virtual Earth and search efforts.

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